AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pivot3,
the hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) technology and performance
leader, today announced that it experienced another quarter of
significant growth, with a more than 60-percent increase in bookings in
Q1 2018 compared to Q1 2017, and large enterprise and Fortune 1000
customers representing 67 percent of its Q1 sales. Additionally, after
bringing its advanced policy-based and priority-aware intelligence
engine to market in 2017, Pivot3 saw a 56-percent increase in customers
using its HCI to support multiple mixed-application workloads from Q4
2017 to Q1 2018.

“2018 has been incredible so far, with expanded partnerships, new
innovations, accelerated sales and progression toward our vision of
simplifying how companies operate in a multi-cloud world,” said Ron
Nash, CEO, Pivot3. “Given our growth and the lab-validated performance
of our solutions over other HCI options on the market, people are
recognizing Pivot3 as the performance and efficiency leader.”

Pivot3’s developments in Q1 2018 include:

Announcement of Pivot3 Cloud Edition on Amazon Web Services, enabling
customers to simplify, optimize and automate their use of multi-cloud
environments. This is part of Pivot3's strategy to unify on-premises
and public cloud infrastructures and address the many challenges IT
faces in reducing costs while improving agility.

Launch of the Pivot3 Acuity X3 Series HCI solution, which brings
enterprise-grade features to a wider range of use cases – including
remote and branch offices, edge computing, small-to-medium sized
businesses and enterprises – that require a smaller datacenter
footprint.

More than 60-percent increase in bookings in Q1 2018 compared to Q1
2017, with the average sale price increasing by 74 percent over the
same time period. Sixty-seven percent of its Q1 sales were comprised
of large enterprise and Fortune 1000 customers.

Increase in customers using HCI to support multiple mixed-application
workloads, with a 56-percent increase from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018. Pivot3
also saw continued momentum with Internet of things smart city and
safe city use cases, with governments and regional agencies using
Pivot3 HCI to help increase public safety and operate more efficiently.

Growth of the Pivot3 Global Channel Partner Program, with deal
registrations from the channel increasing by more than 255 percent in
Q1 2018 compared to Q1 2017,and a 76-percent increase in new
partners from Q4 2017 to Q1 2018.

Growth of its Lenovo relationship worldwide, with more than
100-percent expansion of joint sales over the prior quarter and
expansion of the Lenovo-based portfolio of products.

Recognized as a Challenger in the 2018 Magic Quadrant for
Hyperconverged Infrastructure by Gartner, Inc. based on the company’s
ability to execute and completeness of vision. 1

Earned a 5-Star rating in CRN’s Partner Program Guide for the fourth
consecutive year.

"Pivot3’s policy and priority-based intelligence engine gives the
company a unique edge, especially for customers looking into hybrid and
multi-cloud strategies for the future,” said Mike Leone, senior analyst
with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). “As customers begin to leverage
public clouds to augment on-premises IT resources, solutions like Pivot3
will play a key role in reducing costs and improving IT agility and
services."

“Pivot3 has staked its claim on innovation and bringing unique new
capabilities to market, which is why we’re consistently winning against
the largest IT companies in the world,” said Nash. “As we progress on
the journey to bring Pivot3’s intelligence engine and simplified
management to the public cloud, we remain firm in our commitment to
supporting high-end enterprise computing with simple to use yet
technologically sophisticated solutions.”

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About Pivot3

Pivot3 provides easy to use and efficient solutions that deliver
intelligence and automation to simplify multi-cloud environments. Built
on hyperconverged infrastructure, Pivot3’s advanced intelligence engine
combines policy-based management, inference and orchestration
capabilities, and industry-leading performance to automate management,
resource allocation, workload mobility and data placement across hybrid
cloud environments so IT can focus on delivering the applications and
services that power your business. With more than 2,500 customers in 54
countries and over 18,000 deployments in healthcare, government,
transportation, security, entertainment, education, gaming, retail and
more, Pivot3 is defining the future of intelligent hybrid cloud
computing with smarter infrastructure solutions.